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DAKOTA CITY HERALD
JOHN H. REAM, Publisher.
DAKOTA CITY, NEORA8KA
MORE AND BETTER FARMERS.
The way to cheapen food in point
ed out by .the head of the bureau of
oils In tho department of Agriculture,
but It la not a road by which we shall
fcrriTe at our dcBtinntion next year or
tha year after, and ten years hence
there will be more of ub, the demand
tor food will bo greator, and oven with
Increased supplies thcro may be no,
real decrcaso In prices, says the
Philadelphia Record. The crops of tho
present year have had some llttlo ef
fect upon prices. The abundant sup
plies of corn, oats and hay should re
dace prices of all sortB of meats until
mother harvest season, but theso mit
igations of prices are temporary. Tho
persisting fact is that the increase in
tho number of farmors, tho increase
in the area of tilled land and tho In
crease in production are not keeping
pace with tho growth of the popula
tion. With all tho Infinite varloty of
farm Implements and tho hundreds of
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations, tho quality of agrlculturo Is
not Improving at anything approach
ing the pace of mechanical Improve
ments. Tho country needs more farm
ers, and It needs moro scientific meth
ods of cultivation Farming Is Im
proving, but practical agrlculturo falls
vary far short of possible agriculture.
We need not expect to boo tho the
oretically possible ever attendod over
a wldo area, but tho prosperity of
farming for tho last 15 years ought
to keep In the country tho young
men who nro rtlll crowding Into cit
ies looking for wages of two dollars
a day, and with all tho scientific agri
cultural knowledge that wo possess
the yield per acre ought to bo much
greater than It is.
lincolns ww
FEEED THE ShkVf
"Why," nska tho clever painter of
outdoor life, Adam Albright, denounc
ing the billboards of Chicago, "why
does tho law permit a man to rent the
landscape?" That Is a now turn to
the old thought, says tho Boston Post.
Tho owner of a field bellevcB that ho
has a perfect right to authorize an ad
vertising company to dlsflguro its
beauty with a hideous row of bill
hoards, and bo he has. legally. Yet
he is maintaining n nuisance as truly
as ilia itihti why permit tm evil smell
or foul wator on his premises. Some
day God's out-of-doors will bo freed
from tho curse of these nuisances to
the eye. Wo have begun to freo our
parks already. Tho world is com
ing to regard the value of beauty hb
next to that of virtue and orderliness..
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-pj-DRAHAM LINCOLN called his
VW cabinet together on Boptembor
JT H -- 18G2- to read to them his firnt
KB proclamation of emancipation. In
jCM the dlarlos of two of tho mom-
vivid running accounts of that
meotlng, tolling of Lincoln's sol
emn vow and Its consummation.
This is tho story of that day as
told by Salmon P. Chase, secre
tary of tho treasury:
To department about nine.
State department messenger came with notice to
heads of departments to meet at twelve. Re
ceived sundry callors. Wont to the Whlto Houso.
All the members of tho cablnotworo In attend
ance. Thcro was somo general talk, and tho
president mentioned that Artemus Ward had sent
him his hook. Proposed to rend a chapter which
ho thought very funny Head it, and Boomed to
enjoy It very much; tho heads also (excopt
Stanton), of course, Tho chapter, was "High
handed Outrage at Ullca." Tho president then
took a grnvcr tone, and said:
"Gentlemen: I have, ns you are aware, thought
a great deal about tho relation of this war to
I slavery; and you all remember that, soveral
weeks ago, I read to you nn order that I propared
on this subject, which, on account of objections
made by soma of you, was not Issued. Ever
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HOME
-A.RADFORD
EDITOR
Tho crop reporting board of tho bu
reau of statistics of tho United States
departmept of agrculture estimates,
from tho reports pf tbo correspond
ents and agents of tho bureau, that
the total production of cotton In tho
-United States for tho season 1012-13
will amount to 6.612,835,000 pounds
(not Including llnters), equivalent to
13,820.000 bales of COO pounds, gross
weight Last year's crop, according
to the census bureau report, was 15,
692,701 bales. The average annual
cjrop for tho flvo yoars 100C-10 was
11,874.270 bales.
Chicago waiters havo a clubhouse
in which there la a library of 2,000 vol
umes of the best authors, all bought
with champagne corks, which tho
members pick up and sell for 3,60 a
hounand Ae tho club Is nlno years
old, it Is possible to figure out, In a
way, the extent of Chicago's indul
gence in champagne.
Since tho Instructive exhibit on
tuberculosis which drew largo crowds,
eager to obtain Information nboit tho
white plague, this modo of impressing
lessons on prcvontion of dlsoaso has
become popular, Not only dooc it en
list the Interest of Inquiring mlndB,
but a more fundamentally Important
result is that tho graphic domonstra
tiqn by diagrams, figures and epigram
matlc statements of facta arouses in
the average visitor a doBlrt to learn
and to participate in the movement,
ayn the New York Sun. Tho pr.oplo
who have thronged Iho halls of tho
City college which has been generous
ly offered by Dr. Flnloy to tho national
committee for mental hygiene, attest
to the deep interest in the exhibit of
this committee.
The H-lnch cannon which bursts at
tbe test scorns a concrete example of
the old couplet: "If so soon I am done
jfor. I wonder what I wns begun for."
But it la more Judicious for it to burst
on the testing ground than In action
If it waB ever to get into action.
Wealthy and fashionable women in
Boston havo formed un association to
dlscourago cruelty to animals In the
caise of fashion. They have renounc
ed meat as a diet, and given up tho
wearing of furs and feathers, which
are procured at tho cost of suffering
to the fur-bearing animals and to
birds. They may not establish a
large following, but that they are in
earnest is proved by the Bucrlflces '
xaade, which are particularly bard for
well-dressed women to initiate.
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elnco then my mind has been much occupied with
this subject, and I havo thought, all along, that
tho time for acting ou It might probably come
I think the time Iiub como now. I wish It was a
better tlmo. I wish that wo wore In a better con
dition. Tho action of tho nrmy against tho rob
els has not been quite what I ohould havo best
liked.
"When the rolul army was at Frederick, 1 de
termined, as noon ns It should be driven out of
Maryland, to issue n proclamation of emancipa
tion, such as I thought most llkoly to bo useful.
I said nothing to any ono, but I mnda the prom
iso to mysolf and (hesitating n llttlo) to my Mak
er. Tho robol nrmy Ib now drlvon out, and I
am going to fulfil that promise.
"1 have got you together to hear what I havo
written down. I do not wish your advice about
tho main matter, for that 1 havo determined for
mysolf. This 1 say without Intending anything
but respect for any ono of you Hut I already
know tho vlows of each on this question. They
have been horotoforo expressed, nnd I havo con
sidered them as thoroughly and carefully ns I
can. What I have written is thnt which my re
flections hnyo determined mo to say. If thero Is
anything In tho expressions I ubo, or In any
minor matter, which any ono of you thinks had
bent bo changed, I shall be glad to receive tho
cuggcstlons
"Ono other observation 1 will make. I know
very well that ninny othora might, In this mntter
as In others, do better than I can; and If I was
satisfied that tho public confidence was more
fully possosBod byany ono or them than by mo.
and know of any constitutional way In which he
could bo put In my place, ho Hhould have It. I
would glndly yield It to him. Hut, though I be
lieve thnt I havo not bo much tho confidence of
the peoplo as I had some tlmo Blnco, 1 do not
know that, all things considered, any other per
son has more; and, however this may be. there
is no way in which I can havo any other man put
whero I mil I am bete; I muet do the best 1 enn,
nnd bear tho responsibility of taking tho course
which 1 fool I ought to take."
The president then proceeded to rend bin
Kmanclpatlon Proclamation, making? romnrks on
tho sovoral partB as ho went on, and showing
that ho had fully consldorod the whole Huhject.
in all tho lights under which It had been present
ed to him Aflor he had closed. Governor Sew
aid Hftld.
"Tho general question having been decided,
nothing can bo said farthor about that Would
it not, however, mako tho proclamation more
clonr nnd decided to leave out nil roferonco to
tlto act bolnfr sustained during tho incumbonoy of
the present prcsldont, nnd not inorely say that
the government 'rocogn!;oR' bqt that it will main
tain, tho freedom It proclaims''"
I followed, saying:
"What you havo said, Mr. President, fully
satisfies mo that you have given to every proposi
tion which hns been made a kind and candid con
sideration. And you hnvo now expressed tho con
clusion to which you have arrived clearly and
distinctly. This it was your right, and, under
your oath of ofllco, your duty to do. Tho procla
matlon docs not, indeed, murk out exactly tho
course 1 would myself prefer. But I am ready
to tnko It Just as It is written, and to stand by it
with all my heart. I think, however, the sugges
tions of Governor Seward vory Judicious, and
shall bo glad to havo them adopted."
Tho prcsldont then nBkod us sovorally our
opinions as to tho modification proposed, saying
that ho did not, care much about tho phrases he
had UBed. Every ono favored tho modification,
nnd it was adopted. Governor Seward then pro
posed that, In the passage relating to coloniza
tion, some language should be introduced to
show that the colonization proposed was to be
only with the consent of tho colonists and the
consent of tho states In which colonies might be
attempted. This, too, was agreed to, and no
other modification was proposed.
Gideon Welles, secretary of the navy, also re
corded In his diary the events of that day. He,
too, alluded to tho solomn covenant Lincoln had
made, to frco tho elavca In tho ovent of a victory.
Tho victory had como, and Lincoln had made up
IiIb mind This Is Welles' narrative, written un
dor dnto of SoptemDer 22:
A Bpoclnl cnblnet meeting. Tho subject was
tho proclamation for emancipating the slavos
after a certain dato, In states that shall then be
In rebellion For soveral weokB the subject has
been suspended, but the president sayB never lost
Hlght of. When It was submitted, and now, in
taking up the proclamation, tho president stated
thnt tho question wns tlnnlly derided the net and
tho consequences woro his", but that ho felt It
duo to ub to mako us acquainted with tho fact
nnd to Invito criticism on tho paper which he
had prepared. There were, he hnd found, not
unexpectedly, some differences In the cabinet,
but ho hnd, after ascertaining In his own way
tho vlewfa of ench and all, Individually nnd collec
tively, formed his own conclusions nnd mnd" hs
own deciblniiR
In the course of tho dlBcusslon on this paper,
which was long, earnest, and, on tho general
prlnclplo Involved, harmonious, he remarked
that he hnd made a vow, a covenant, that If God
gave he. tho victory in the upproaching battle, he
would consider It an Indication of Dlvlno Will,
and that it wns his duty to movo forward in tho
cnuso of emancipation. It might be thought
strange, ho Bald, that he had In this way Biibmlt
tod tho disposal of matters when llm way wan
not clear to his mind what he should do. God
hnd decided this quoatton In favor of tllu slaves.
Ho was satisfied It was right, was confirmed
and strongthohnod In IiIb action by tho vow nnd
the results His mind was fixed, his decision
made, but he wished his paper announcing his
course as correct In terms as It could be made
without any chango in the determination. He
read the document. One or two unimportant
amendments suggested by Seward were approved.
It was then handed to the secretary of state to
publish tomorrow.
After this, Blair remarked that he considered
it proper to say ho -did not concur In the ex
pediency of tho measure at this tlmo, though ho
approved of tho principle, and should, theijefore,
wish to fllo his objections. Ho stated at some
length his views, which were substantially that
he ought not to put In greater Jeopardy tho pa
triotic element In the border stntes, that the re
sults of this proclamation would bo to carry over
those states en mnnBe to tho Secessionists as
soon as It was read, and that there was also a
class of partlsanR In the free stntes endeavoring
to revive old parties, who would havo a club put
Into their hands, of which they would avail them
selves to beat the administration.
Tho president said he had considered the dan
ger to bo apprehended from the first objection,
which was undoubtedly Berlous, but the objection
wns certainly as great not to act; ns regarded
tho last, It had not much weight with him
The question of power, authority. In the gov
ernment to set free the slaves was not much dis
cussed at this meeting, but had been canvassed
by the president In private conversation with the
members Individually. Some thought legislation
advisable before tho step was taken, but con
gress was clothed with no authority on this sub
ject, nor Is tho executive, except under the war
power military necessity, martial law, when
there can bo no legislation. This was tho view
which I took when tho presldont first presented
tho subject to Seward and myself last summer,
as we were returning from the funeral of Stan
ton's child a ride of two or three miles from
beyond Georgetown. Seward was at that tlmo
not at all communicative, and, I think, not will
ing to advlso, though he did not dissent from the
movement.
It 1b momentou8,-hoth In its immediate and re
mote results, nnd nn exercise of extraordinary
power, which cannot be Justified on mere hu
manitarian principles, and would never have been
attempted but to preserve the national existence.
Tho slaves must bo with us or agalnBt us In the
war. Let us have them. Theso were my convic
tions, nnd this the drift of the discussion.
Tho effect which tho proclamation will havo
on tho public mind 1b a matter of somo uncer
tainty. In some respects It would, I think, have
been better to havo Issued It when formerly first
considered.
Thoro Is an Impression that Seward has op
posed, nnd Is opposed to, the measure. I havo
not been without thnt Impression myself, chiefly
from his hesitation to commit himself, and per
haps because action wats suspended on his sug
gestion. But In tho final discussion ho has as
cordially supported tho measuro as ChnBo,
For myself the subjpet has, from Its magnitude
and Its consequences, oppressed mo, nsldo from
the ethical features of the question. It Is a step
In tho progress of this wnr which will extend
Into the distant future. A favorablo termination
of this terrible conflict seems moro remote with
every movement, and unloas tho rebels hasten
to avail themselves of the nlternatlve presented,
of which I pee little probability, the war can
scarcely bo other than one of emancipation to
tho slave, or subjugation, or submission to their
rebel owners.
Thcro Is In tho freo states a very general Im
pression that this measuro will Insure a speedy
peace. I cannot say that I so view It. No ono In
those stntes dare advocate peace as a means of
prolonging olnvery, oven If It is his honest opin
ion, and tho pecuniary, Industrial, nnd social
Huuililee impending will intensify tho struggle
before us. While, however, theso dark clouds
are abovo and around us. I cannot see how tho
subject can bo avoided. Porhapa It la not do
slrable It should bo. It Is, however, an arbitrary
and despotic measuro In the cause of freedom.
Mr, William A. Hadford will answer
questions and give advlcs FHEB OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building-, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
fts Editor, Author and Manufacturer, ho
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
to William A TlaAtnvA JJn 1T1I TV i
jBCKSOn botllAVnrrf nMntrn Til anil ntilw
nclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Some of tho boBt houses In the lake
ShOrO SUbUrbB nnrth nf Phlnntrn urn
built after this plan. Sometimes tho
targe bedroom upstairs is divided to
make two rooms and oeenalnnallv
othor minor changes are made, but
this arrangement of rooms usually Is
rather closely adhored to in houses
of this stylo and slzo.
Thero is a hall in tho center wide
anough for a handsome open stair,
but, in thlB particular house you go
upstairs backwardB, that is, you go to
the rear ond of the hall and Btart up
towards tho front inBtead of going up
from front to rear, as in tho ordinary
house. This brings the turn and the
landing in tho front end of tho upper
hall whero a certain floor space may
bo utilized to advantage that is usual
ly a puzzlo to an architect You all
know of houses whore the headroom
over tho front stair is completely
wasted, sometimes worso than wast
ed because It is impossible to dress it
up to look right. For that reason
this backward front stair Is an im
provement. There alBo Is an advantage in plac
ing the big chimney at the rear of the
hall. When the dava nrn rnWl nnd
dreary you get a Uice bright cheerful
glow from the grate flro emanating
from what would otherwise bo the
darkest corner In the houso, and this
nrrangement leaves tho largo living
room freo for tho most artistic dis
play of furniture. Such a fire place
corner may be mado Into a very artis
tic lounging place and It offers a
splendid wall space for a rather large
set of book cases. Another advantage
In putting tin chimney well back la
that you get the kitchen flue Just
where you want It, and tho ono chim
ney is sufficient for the heating plant,
for the grate and for cooking pur
poses. In selecting a wldo house plan of
this kind jou must have a lot with at
least fifty feet frontage. I havo lately
seen several mistakes whoro such
houses havo been built on narrower
lots. Tho owners havo not only spoil
ed their own property but havo in-
perlntend the outside boarding and
the fitting of the building paper over
tho corners and around the jointo at
the edges of tho window frames; and
you must call to see the mason when
he gets ready to do the plaBtorlng.
It is not a choap house to build be
cause, although it looks plain it will
take considerable material and It r
Second Floor Plan.
quires everything of tho best. A house
of this size and shape built by un
skilled hands Is likely to look llko a
barn when finished. On the other
hand When built bv nnnrn nnlmm.
pcred by inadequate appropriations It
will be an ornament to tho street and
a credit to its owner.
IS'THE AGE OF "SOCIETIES"
For Every Purpose Under Heaven
People Have Banded Themselves
Together.
Who can deny that this 1b pre-eminently
tho ngo of combinations and
"societies?" There is a society, with
a capital S, for every purpose under
tho heaven. Yes, verily, a society to
kill and a society to heal, a society to
mourn and a society to dance, a so
ciety for war and a society for peace,
a society for noise and a society for
the suppression of noise, a society
for giving and, at last, a society for
the preventing of giving.
Is it not almost time to pause in
our mad career of organization and to
ask ourselves: What next? Whither
and wherefore? Forsooth, can we not
suppress superfluous noises without
making so much nolso about it7 And
is it absolutely necessary to pay use
less dues in order to prevent useless
giving?
Fellow-sufferers, let us be up and do
ing! There is but one way out of this
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I Jured their neighbors. I would em
phatically say If you haven't fifty
feet of ground select a narrower houso
and get tho necessary room by ex
tending it further back. Whoro con
ditions are right, however, for a house
ofjhis kind It Is almost certain to
' prove satisfactory
I It is a good-sized house, being- 35
feet wide by 27 fet deep, and by this
arrangement you get the floor Bpaco
divided up Inlo large rooms instead
of having Btnaller rooms nnd more of
them. In addition to tho other ad
vantages you get a very cozy dining
room, pantry and kitchen connected as
MUST BE KEPT FROM HEAT
An athletic young woman in Wash
ington who blackonea a policeman's
eyea waa fined 960 for each eye In
Mourning. But she probably thought
the fame of such an exploit cheap at
"ibe price.
Kvery once in a while somebody dls
overs that the bobble skirt la 6,000
years old. Let u remind the solen-
Mats aad historian that Marco Polo
alaeovered the bustle among Aalatlo
la the thirteenth century.
BomethlnQ to De Remembered by .the
Woman Fond of the Perfume
of the Violet.
Apropos of -vlolot perfume It may
bo well to whisper In tho oar pf evory
woman tho secret which evory per
fumer so well knows, a vory simple I
little secret, but very Important toi
tho preservation of perfume. It lc j
thnt no bottlo of vlolot should at any
time be put near tho heat, nor In the I
Homely Baby's Prospects.
Let no parent despair of a plain
child. Benuty, so far from being "skin
doop," largely depends upon the pro
portion between the different parts of
tho faco, and this dopendo upon their
rato of growth. Beforo a boy's voice
breaks ho may have a very defective
chin, n Borloua blemish for our Idoal
of manly beauty. But that chin may
bo destined to grow Just when the
boy's benrd begins to grow, and may
tranHform him I saw tho other day
uu old schoolfellow whom I could
Htrone llcht. either nrtlflelnl nr nnt.
ural, for n decided chemical chango
takes place not only In tho color of
tho perfume, but In tho odor
Tho wtBtnrla bloasomB havo sur
rendered their color and Btrango
sweetness to tho skill of tho Orlontnl,
nnd may be had In sachet. There are
also tho bars of sandalwood which
niny bo laid nmong one's frocks hut ,
many, comparatively speaking, do noi
cure for Uh pungent quality com
pared to tho bloBsomy outdoor fra-'
granco of tbo real flower scents, i
scarcely recognize, bo vastly lmnroved
was he since bis young boyhood by
the acquisition of that chin which
anatomists toll us is a peculiarity (and
therefore a beauty 1) of our spocles.
Robort Southey was described by hla
nurse as a "great ugly boy" when he
was born, but ho grew to bo so hand
Bomo that Byron said he would bo al
most contont to fathpr Southoy'a
poetry If he might have Its author's
head and shoulders, I ennnot say what
percentage of ugly children turn out
handsomo later in life, but certainly
Ground sandalwood nnd nrrln mnv
nlso bo had for about ono dollar for
n quarter of a pound to mako Into In
dividual sachets, but no sachot la
lasting, and too much should not bo
oxpected or It In tho way of durability.
Perfume burners have found tholr
way Into vogue The correct way to
uso theso artlstlo combinations of
sun metal and brass, which look so
llko a tiny nnd much benutlful alcohol
lamp, Ib to mix tho perfumo with wa
tor and lot it boll. Ab it does so the
froshnoss of tho blossoms floats oft
many do, partly because In earlier llfo
tho varlouB parts of tho faco havo de
veloped at Bomowhat unoqual rates,
and partly becauBo of tho Influence of
another factor of boauty In which
Southey wns rich. Its old-fashioned
but familiar namo Is tho bouI. Dr.
Saleeby in tho Strand.
News to the Professor.
Two students went out and had a
good tlmo or what they thought was
a good tlmo Saturday ovonl. u. And
thoy ambled homoward at about tho
with tho vapor and the room Is lightly
filled with fragrance
All perfumes which are Imported
have rUon In value. It Is tho higher
duty which Iibb brought this, not any
scarcity of flowers, as tho many
manufacturers would have us belleva.
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A B'rlde's Way.
Mrs. Exe Ib Mrs. Youngbride a
good housekeeper?
Mrs. Wyo Well, when I dropped In
, on her she waB trying to mako bread
; In a chafing dish.
midnight hour; nnd It occurred to one
of them to ring the bell of tho resi
dence of a certain professor. No
sooner thought than accomplished.
Tho professor stuck his head out of
tho upper window.
"Whnt Is It?" ho asked.
"Ono of your windows is open, pro
fessor." "Thank you, gontlemen. Which
window?"
"Tho one you'vo got your head out
of!"
Then they ran. Oh, cpllego days I
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It m m &
First Floor Plan.
the'y should be by way of the pantry,
fitted with ono swinging door and one
solid door thnt will shut tight when
occasion requires it. The cellar stair
goes down from the kitchen and la en
tirely separate and shut away from
the main hall, a feature that a good
many peoplo particularly like.
Tho wldo. extension windows built
out from tho living room and dining
room aro new architectural features
that havo taken well with tho public
generally. Thero are different styles
that vary somewhat In the size and
shape of the sash, lights of glass and
tho height and width of tho recess,
but they gonerally conform to this
design rather closely. Sometimes tho
sash are fittod solid in the frames so
they cannot be opened. That is when
a window seat Is fitted undor the win
dow and tho object 1c to prevent
draft. And, by ttvn way, if you want
real comfort whilo reclining on the
Kat in this living room, In full view
of the open fire., you must pay atten
tion to tho building of tho box that
terms the extension. You must u-
Intolerable situation. Perhaps you
havo guessed it already. Lot us or
ganize one moro society. This Is to bo
the greatest, most far-reaching, and
final achievement of this age of mar
velous achievements. Let ub form a
society for tho prevention and sup
pression of useless bocleties.
Henceforth let Spasus bo the great
battle cry of humanity! Then shall
wo live happily forovcr after. Selah!
Knew Where to Go.
The schoolmaster wanted to know
whether the boyR had an understand
ing of the functions of a Biltlsh consu
late. "Supposing," ho began, framing
his question on tho likeliest way to
arouso tho Interest of his hearers,
"supposing some ono took you up in
an aeroplane, and t fter a long, excit
ing flight dropped you down thous
ands of miles from home In a coun
try quite foreign, what place would
you seek out first of all?"
An eager hand was Instantly up
lifted.
"Well, Willie, what do you say?"
"Please, sir, the hospital." Weekly
Telograph,
Mercenary Husband.
A society affair was to be given in
which private theatricals were the
most Interesting feature.
Mrs Van Clews, a stage-struck
young society woman, was to appear
and was, In consequence, very en
thusiastic over the affair,
"Do you know, Wilfred," sho said to
her husband. "I scarcely know what
to do. Tho part I am to take calls for
me to appear in tights, and I don't
llko the idea of doing it. What do you
suppose people will say?"
Wilfred gazed at his wife's figure In
stlonce for a moment, and then said:
"They will all say that I married
you for your money." Exchange.
Sea Paradox.
There Is one qurer thing about a
VosboI."
"What's that?"
"When she's tied up she can't maka
kiioU."
His Business.
"K Is n wonder that photographers
t7vr succeed In business."
"Why 1p It a wondor?"
"Becaue they take overybody who
joomes along at his faoe value."
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